Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-07-22
FRIDAY, JULY %
GRAPHlCS.

Tinsman for Photographs.
Picnics TO the Charlton are be-
coming quite frequent.
One more good rain and the corn
crop is assured.
We regret to announce that Mr..
John Guinan is quite sick with
typhoid fever.
Sunday was the hottest day of
the summer. The thermometer
reached 104 in the shade.
Wednesday afforded a breath
ing spell after ten days of torrid
heat
Northern and western portions
of the county were visited by
fine rain Wednesday night.
The present rainy period
according to our weather prophet,
began the Doth and will last TILL
after the Goth.
The eleventh annual fair of the
northeast Missouri district will
be held at Williamstown, Mo-,
September 10, 20, q, %, and %,
1887.
1t has just leaked out that two
Of Kirksville's attorneys came
near having a chair performance
in the Mayors Office a few days
since.
All parties competing for the
state corn prize will please leave
their names and post Office ad-
dress at the Graphic Office.
The Normal catalogues have
been revised since the Regents
meeting last Monday and are now
being distributed.
L. Boring, placed a bunch of
very fine millet on exhibition in
this office Friday of last week.
Some of the heads measured ten
inches in length.
A Normal institute will be held
in the Public school building of
Lancaster. Mo-, beginning Monday
August 1st, and continuing one
week, Prof. E. d. Luckey formerly
of the DeSoto public schools will
be the conductor. That Mr..
Luckey will conduct the institute
is a sufficient guarantee that the
teachers attending will be amply
repaid for the time thus spent.
Wednesday morning we were
shown basket of tomatoes, that
we're grown by W. A. Adams of
this place. They were of the
Smooth Trophy variety and were
very fine indeed, many of them
W eighing a pound. They were
sold to the Pool House at 81 cts
per pound. Mr.. Adams had eight
vines last year that produced 400
lbs. He expects with eight vines
to beat his record of last year, at
least, hundred pounds.
A GRAPHIC reporter made trip
to the bottling establishment OF
Rowlan Bros, Wednesday morn
ing of this week. From a modest
beginning in April their business
has grown to large dimensions and
several hands are constatly EN-.
ployed. The superior quality Of
their soda pop, birch beer, Buffalo
mead and champagne cider, il
rapidly giving them reputation
abroad and they are constantly
rushed to fill orders.
Tuesday of last week, J. A
Riley, living near Prairie Bird
while driving a selfbinder attempt
ed to clean the trash off the bind
ing table, without stopping the ma
chine, when the needle caught hi
hand and entering the center o
the palm passed through, severa
inches, tying the knot after it ha'
gone through the hand. The woun'
is an ugly and painful one, Blu
DR.. Wiseman who attended, doe
not consider it dangerous. A
last accounts Mr.. Riley was get
ting along quite well.
In company with Mr.. M. S
Montgomery of the Dreamer.
grocery, we made a trip to the veg
etable garden of Mr.. S. Goodsor
north of town, last Friday morning
We found the garden, as at pre-
vious trip, an account of which az
peared in these columns, in tn
highest state of cultivation. Nj
Goodson on five acres, not onl
makes an excellent living but lay
away snug little sum each yeal
Not the least part of the entertain
ment was the excellent dinner pre-
pared by Mrs. Goodson, and whic
was enjoyed only as hungry editc
knows how to enjoy good dinners